World War II Honoree

John I. Osborne

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Portsmouth, Ohio

Honored By

Mollie A. Radtke

Relationship

Daughter

145TH INFANTRY, 37TH DIVISION, 3RD BATTALION, COMPANY L. ENTERED SERVICE ON MAY 26, 1943 AT FORT THOMAS, KENTUCKY. GROUND COMBAT AGAINST THE ENEMY DURING WWII IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. IN BOUGAINVILLE, GUADALCANAL. WOUNDED IN ACTION IN LUZON ON JULY 31, 1945. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN, WWII VICTORY, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, 2 BATTLE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION AND HONORABLE SERVICE. RECEIVED THE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR SERVICE DURING THE PERIOD OF THE COLD WAR FROM SEPTEMBER 2, 1945 TO DECEMBER 26, 1991.